John Richard Alderdice
elevated EPYix
December 18, 1945 – May 12, 2020
elevated EPYix It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Alderdice on Tuesday May 12th, at the age of 74. Beloved husband of Judy McIlhargey. Dad to Mark (Allison), Hal (Karen) and Stephanie (Jamie). Gramps to Victoria, Steven, Lauren, Maya, Daniel and Charlie. He is survived by his siblings – Joanne (Fred), Joyce (Rod), Lori and Hal (Carol).
elevated EPYix John had a larger than life personality. He had a smile for everyone and was loved by anyone he met. He was the type of person who held on to, and nurtured friendships, with the longest being 69 years. And was more like a brother to his cousins. He enjoyed squash at the Valhalla Club in Etobicoke, with hydration at the Valhalla bar after the game. John was an active member of the Taverners Golf group, and enjoyed many games with his close friends. He will be missed by his morning coffee buddies, who have been meeting since the ‘70’s.
elevated EPYix Johns final days were in ICU and Palliative care in Oakville Trafalgar Hospital. Our thanks to the nurses for their caring service, and to the cleaners and food servers for the patience and kindness they showed.
elevated EPYix In lieu of flowers, donations to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital would be appreciated.
I miss you sweetheart. Rest in peace. Love Judy
Well Johnny Boy we will definitely miss you. You lived the years you had to the max, always a big smile and a big story.
Rocky and Mary Ann Phillips
John will be missed, knew him for many years and we always shared many laughs, a lot at his own expense, cause he was so easy. Great guy, miss him.
A light went out in our lives when we lost John
We share your sorrow
A week has past already and I still can’t believe your gone. My family and I Love and miss you Dad!
I still get believe your gone John, i was blessed to have an awesome brother in law, i miss you beother.
RIP
So sorry for your loss Rest in peace John 🙏
A colleague but most important a friend! I am a much better person to have been part of John’s life. I will miss him terrible but find comfort in knowing that we will meet again and share a drink of scotch. Leave some scotch for me my friend! Love you!
Forever in our hearts!!
John 5:24
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”
Rest In Peace John. We have so many fond memories of times with you. Sending love to you and all of those you had to leave behind. Xo
I’ll never forget you Gramps, love you forever xo
I should have given you a hug when I had the chance.
You were a great friend and co worker.
You will be deeply missed.
Rest in peace.
My mind still talks to you and my heart still looks for you but my soul knows you are at peace.
So sad to hear the passing of John, a great guy and good friend he will be missed.
We cherish the great times we had with John and fondly remember his sense of humour and laughs shared. So blessed that he was a part of our family. John – you will be truly missed at our family gatherings!
I still cant believe you are gone my brother John, find comfort in knowing that we will meet again.
Our condolences to the family
Nafisa and Abdul
Miss you already brother . Rest in peace . Lol
Saying goodbye to someone you love is heartbreaking. He was a wonderful human being. He will truly be missed by all.
John will be in our hearts and memories forever.
Rest in peace.
Good friend for over 35 years and a character that will be missed. Loved those squash and golf games and especially those 280 yard drives or were they 180. Coffee Saturday morning will not be the same without you John.
Don & Gail
John had such a great smile and a big heart. He was a wonderful friend and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Terry will also miss John’s constant talking on the golf course! Rest in peace good buddy.
I miss you so much, Dad. Forever in my heart. You were the best Dad, Father in law and Gramps. I love you. Rest now xo
We are so sad to hear about the passing of John. Our deepest condolences to Judy and the family. May you find comfort in your beautiful memories of a great man.
So sorry for your loss Hal and Mark and families. Our thoughts are with you – Hugs to everyone
Proud to share the same name. That said, “Big John” was one of a kind, no doubt.
Love you Big John.
Heartfelt condolences to Judy, Hal, Mark Stephanie and entire family. Thinking of you guys.
John, Julie & Sam
To know him was to love him. Always in our hearts, always remembered.
BIG HUGS and Lots of LOVE,
Sharie Alderdice
One of a kind special guy! Love you forever John. Sending all our love and prayers to Judy, Hal, Mark and Stephanie. We are heartbroken for your loss. So many great memories and good times that will Live in our hearts forever. XO JBBNJ
Thank you, John, for over 40 years of great friendship. We will definitely miss solving the problems of the world with you. Rest in peace.
Love, Dave and Vee
Rest in peace good friend. Will always treasure the early mornings when we pretended to play squash and the camaraderie over coffee along with the intellectual pursuit! of answering quizzes. Thanks for the memories. George Spiteri.
The O’Brien family loved you so much John,You’ve been such a huge part of our lives.You had the biggest and kindest heart ever and we’ll miss you so much.We’re forever grateful to know there’s no more pain.
Love from Bruce,Eva,Andy and family,Lucas and family and Brody and family.❤️❤️❤️❤️
John was always a special part of the April Winchester, VA, Green Jacket tournament. He won the Green Jacket a few years back and his smile as he was presented the jacket was fantastic! Myself and a bunch of other guys who regularly attend the Winchester golf outing will miss him dearly! Hit ’em long and straight, John.
On behalf of all of the staff at Roth IAMS Ltd. we pass on our deepest sympathies to John’s Family.
We are very saddened to hear of the passing of John. His dedication to our clients and our team was always appreciated as was his sense of humor. Here’s hoping all the golf courses are open up in heaven and he can play whenever he wants!
Rest in Peace John.
John was one of a kind, and a true friend we’ll never forget. He was always upbeat which really helped if you were down for any stupid reason. A bit of time with him and things were great again. We have so many good memories of going somewhere, maybe the pool parties or Winchester golf, and seeing John just made the day better. We are going to miss him big time…
Terry & Irene Allen
John was a dear friend. I enjoyed the daily phone calls deciding which bar to meet at after work. He would always cheer me up after a trying day. He was such a caring person and would do anything for you. We are going to miss him so much. He was such a special person.
Judy and family – our condolences. John was a cheerful, uplifting guy whenever we met over the past 55 years. We had good chats most recently both at Gord and Sue’s Christmas party and at Roy’s celebration of life at the golf club. He was a good, much admired friend and will be greatly missed.
We did not travel around the world in 80 days, but during the half century plus of our friendship, we had many memorable journeys including hockey, golf, cottage visits and many more. Those memories will remain with me forever. As we always said at the end of our times together “Until next time John A, see you soon – John S.” Thank you my friend, I miss you.
Flavio, Judy and family my condolences. John was a very nice guy and a dear friend I miss you my friend
I still find it so hard to believe he is gone. I miss him dearly.